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Simon Hoare vs Ben Obese-Jecty

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset
vs
Photograph of Ben Obese-Jecty
Ben Obese-Jecty
Con Huntingdon

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Ben Obese-Jecty voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

331 same votes 0 different votes 331 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
34 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 325 of 649
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
590 eligible divisions
829
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
46.7% of votes cast
940
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
234
53.3% of votes cast
46
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
206
+122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 649
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
Contributions
265
+119.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,927
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21% above average
Latest expenses
£156,927
31% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Tax
257 of 322 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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